Wike, Adeleke, Soludo make APC’s revised 2027 campaign council list

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo have been named in the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s revised presidential campaign council ahead of the 2027 general election.

The list, released on Tuesday, October 13, also includes Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo.

President Bola Tinubu will lead the council, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda will serve as vice-chairmen. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas are also among the vice-chairmen.

APC names key figures for campaign roles

Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been appointed Director-General of the council, with Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin among the deputy directors-general.

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary, while James Faleke will oversee election planning, coordination and monitoring.

The revised structure also assigns campaign responsibilities to political figures across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, with governors and party chieftains named as coordinators.

Governors and party leaders take on state-level duties

Several governors, including Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano, have also been listed as state campaign coordinators.

The council includes former governors and senior party figures as advisers, among them Adebisi Akande, Abdullahi Adamu and Ibikunle Amosun.

The appointments form part of the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential election, scheduled for February 2027. The revised list outlines the party’s campaign leadership, mobilisation structure and coordination responsibilities ahead of the polls.